In October 2017 Townsville City Council and Rockhampton Regional Council announced that they would jointly fund a $30 million airstrip for the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland. The…
Tag: fifo
Call to count FIFO workers in Census
Impact of temporary workers on regional communities unknown.
Offshore submarine build gets industry blowtorch
Use it or lose it warning on local maintenance capability.
Mayoral cheers for FIFO crackdown
Review of rules near regional towns ready to roll.
Miners claim to shovel $37bn into communities
By Julian Bajkowski The minerals and mining industry is digging deep to produce evidence that its activities contribute far more to communities than the ill-fated Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT)…
Regions endure turbulence over FIFO mining workforce
By Paul Hemsley The plane ride to and from work has become a way of life for many employees working in the resources sector but there are few cheers for…